Monday, May 21, 2007

NB Women’s News

THIS WEEK IN WOMEN’S HISTORY

May 24, 1918 - Federal voting rights are granted to women throughout Canada.

May 25, 1875 - Saint John's Grace Annie Lockhart becomes the first woman in the British Empire to earn a university degree, as she graduates from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Science and English Literature.

May 25, 1939 - Molly Kool of Alma becomes Canada's first woman sea captain. Molly takes command of the vessel " Jean K " and works the coastal trade throughout the Bay of Fundy until after World War II.

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I'm a mamma to four amazing kids! I homeschooled my first three kids with two now in university, one in highschool and my youngest attends a great public school taking french immersion.
I am passionate about issues pertaining to woman and children, and I care deeply about the issues facing many people who are poor and marginalized. I believe in natural parenting, gentle, consistent discipline and that woman are amazingly strong & wise.
I am strongly opinionated, fiercly loyal, open to change, protective of my loved ones, a worrier with a c'est la vie attitude, a Christian who struggles daily to keep it simple and not get bogged down by the rhetoric.
I struggle with wanting to live a lifestyle that is self-sufficient and slower but with a Starbucks nearby!
I admire honesty, loyalty, kindness and a willingness to help others... I watch to see if words spoken line up with actions.